AGENDA

Charlestown Township Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC)

September 9, 2024
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Charlestown Township Office
11 General Warren Blvd. Suite 1
Malvern, PA 19355

7:15

Review of Minutes and approval

7:30 –
8:55

Goals, Projects, and Tasks

Place Holders:

  • All - Reminder of EAC-initiated projects for next 6+ months: Brightside Farm Riparian Buffer Planting, Deerfield Riparian Buffer; Earth Day; Charlestown Bird Town; Battery Recycling Program; Education Series; EAC adoption of Charlestown Road for biannual cleanups; New developments for review; EAC website on where residents can dispose of household items; Friends of Charlestown.us; Kendig and Jenkins conservation parks-Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) grant; synthetic turf fields in Charlestown; ChesCo planning natural resources maps: https://www.chescoplanning.org/Resources/MapGallery.cfm.
 

New:

  1. Budget planning for 2025
  2. Proposal to create a schedule of EAC events for posting

On Going

  1. Kwiamwis Siputët signage
  2. Beech Leaf Disease article
  3. Plastic bag/items ordinance
  4. Reviewing HOA practices regarding pesticides, trash hauling, and recycling – Solomon
  5. Status of EAC membership in WeConservePA – Goodman
  6. EAC membership – updates.
  7. EAC logo – update Goodman.
  8. Charlestown township composting - update: Solomon
  9. Adoption of Charlestown Road for PennDOT – road adoption sign
  10. Nature News (Jan., Apr., July., Oct.) – Solomon
  11. Community education presentation on “There’s Plastic in Our Blood…Now What?” in Narberth, Oct. 23, 2024, 7pm at SHIFT, 252 Haverford Ave., Narberth PA 19085. Link to use for social media; mainlineshift.com/event/theres-plastic-in-our-blood-now-what
  12. Bird Town program – Goodman update
  13. Township newsletter articles due dates (1/15, 4/15, 7/15, & 10/15)
  14. Riparian buffer maintenance: Updates – Outdoor maintenance of riparian plantings at Brightside and Deerfield
  15. Battery collection program for Charlestown.
  16. Information for PC on increasing stream temperature – update: Armstrong
  17. Community Education
8:50p –
9:00p

Adjourn

Next regular EAC meeting: October 14, 2024.